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Graduate Apprentices are key to Scotland’s future Meet the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards Graduate Apprentice finalists Updated Advertorial GLASGOW’S Samir Khan-Young, above, has been working round the clock to support the NHS in its Covid-19 response. The former Bannerman High School pupil started his Engineering: Design and Manufacture Graduate Apprenticeship at Thales in 2017 and has established himself as a key member of the team.  Samir, who plays football for Shettleston FC, believes his greatest achievement to date has been working nightshifts ...

Foundation Apprenticeships are the perfect platform to success for pupils Meet the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards Foundation Apprentice finalists Updated Advertorial Teenager Wiktoria Bak, above, is passionate about mental health awareness and was able to discuss issues facing Scotland’s young people with the First Minister, thanks to her Foundation Apprenticeship. Clydebank-based Wiktoria developed her confidence and communication skills during her work placement and learning with West Dunbartonshire Council Working4U as part of her Social Services and Healthcare Foundation Apprentice...

FUTURE OF EDUCATION Hannah McDonald, Modern Apprentice of the Year SCQF Level 5 finalist, Food and Drink Operations, Diageo. To avoid a ‘lost generation’, the new Young Person’s Guarantee aims to ensure all young Scots get the chance to succeed through an apprenticeship, training, further education or volunteering, writes Sandy Begbie, CEO at Scottish Financial Enterprise HAVING the opportunity to fulfil your potential as you grow up and enter adulthood is something that can easily be taken for granted. The ability to develop new skills, learn from your experiences, and to have a ch...

TEN years ago to the day, the Daily Echo ran an incredible story about a feline that had been on a mysterious adventure. The cat was missing for almost two years before it tuurned up safe and well just over one mile from home. The black and white long-haired cat Patsy was discovered under a lorry at a recycling plant near her former home in Queen Anne Drive, Merley. The youngster was collected by Cats Protection and found to have a microchip which identified her as belonging to grandmother of four Carol Wright. Carol said: “She was only three months old when she went missing. I di...

A view of downtown Plymouth. Photo: Indy beetle/Creative Commons Former Duck town manager Chris Layton worked his first day Tuesday as Plymouth’s interim town manager, a job that has seen its share of turnover. Layton, who was Duck town manager for nearly 20 years, is filling the role vacated Jan. 15 by interim manager Arlene Willis. The town council, during its Jan. 11 regular meeting, voted unanimously in favor of Layton taking the position, which he accepted at that time and agreed to the terms. He officially began the position at 5 p.m. Jan. 15. “I appreciate the opportunity,” Layto...